What gun fits these specifications?

Threemorewishes

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Hello all,

I'm just starting the research for a new gun purchase and was wondering what gun fits these criteria.

1-It will be carried more than shot so light weight is paramount.

2-Chambered in 30-06 Springfield. I picked this calibre because all my hunting buddies use this calibre and at any given time and place have the ammo on their person.

3-It will be used for moose in the Boreal forest of Ontario - barrel length?

4-Immune to inclement weather. Stainless and polymers jump to mind, but I am open to other materials if they can stand the weather.

5-Open sights would be nice but I will scope it if I must.

6-under $600 if possible

Thanks in advance for any input you may have.

Threemorewishes
 
Forget the open sights, as I don't think anyone is making a stainless .30-06 right now with sights.

For $610 you can get a Savage 116fcss, a Rem 700 SPS Stainless ($639 or so), or the Ruger Hawkeye Stainless ($675 or so, and it comes with the scope rings).

Or try the EE for a used one.

The Savage will be the lightest one at 6.5lbs
 
blargon said:
Forget the open sights, as I don't think anyone is making a stainless .30-06 right now with sights.

For $610 you can get a Savage 116fcss, a Rem 700 SPS Stainless ($639 or so), or the Ruger Hawkeye Stainless ($675 or so, and it comes with the scope rings).

Or try the EE for a used one.

The Savage will be the lightest one at 6.5lbs
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Ummm.......

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the ruger (stainless)has open sights
 
I can't understand all this talk about the rifle having to stand the weather, as if the only thing was stainless and plastic (oops, I forget what it is you call those homely looking artificial stocks.)
How do you think all those millions of rifles made out before the manufacturers decided good wood was getting scarce, so they concocted something out of plastic? I doubt if your northern Ontario weather is as damp, wet, or sevre as much of BC is. I have certainly seen scope sights fog up, so as to become useless, but I have never seen, or even heard of, a rifle getting so warped, twisted, or whatever they are supposed to do, so as to make them unserviceable for hunting. If such an event did take place it would be because the rifle was put together with some type of heavy pressure, most likely twidting pressure, between stock and the barrelled action, and/or no attempt was made to seal the wood.
Stainless steel barrels may take less care in the bush, but there is absolutely no reason to consider a blued barrel inferior. Normal, common sense care, using your minimal cleaning equipment you took with you, will keep your blued rifle in fine condition, even on extended hunts.
Good aperature sights, like a Lyman 48 on a rifle makes the most reliable outfit for a moose hunting expedition. The old timers we like to talk about, like Elmer Keith, and especially Col. Townsend Whelan, swore by those sights. The top quality rifles of the day were drilled and tapped for aperature sights, commonly the Lyman 48. There is no question that a rifle without a scope is much easier to carry than one with a scope. I successfully hunted more types of game than you will ever see in Ontario, with my Lyman 48 sighted Husqvarna and never felt the slightest handicapped. Also, I killed every game animal I ever shot at.
If I were looking for a new 30-06 I would haunt the gun shows. The Husqvarna shown by another writer here, is perfect. The model they made in the 1960s, called the Husky, was very light, about a 23 inch slim barrel, excellent model 98 Mauser action and extremely accurate. To my mind, this is as good as it gets.
 
RE-THINKING: I didn't go back in time far enough when I said above that I had killed every game animal I shot at!
I grew up in northern Saskatchewan and as a teenager I tried to shoot whitetail deer (jumpers) while they were bounding through the scrub. Nuff said, I missed them. Soon found out I had to hunt better and shoot less!
 
Hey 4831

H4831 said:
RE-THINKING: I didn't go back in time far enough when I said above that I had killed every game animal I shot at!
I grew up in northern Saskatchewan and as a teenager I tried to shoot whitetail deer (jumpers) while they were bounding through the scrub. Nuff said, I missed them. Soon found out I had to hunt better and shoot less!
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Keep making responses to as many posts you can, as I sure love reading your replys & posts
you tell it like it is.dam good work
 
Gatehouse said:
I'd get a Ruger Hawkeye stainless, comes with rings, too..

Slap a Leupold VXII 3-9 on it and go hunting...:)
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That would be my choice, having both a Ruger MarkII stainless and a Leupold VXII 3-9x40. Go handle some guns and see if there is one you fall in love with. I really like the look of the Ruger action and rings, and the synthetic stock is superior to what I was used to on my savage. Much stiffer, and fits the trigger hand nicely. I've never had a scope fail on me, knock on wood, but i bought the Leupold because on my go to hunting rifle, I wanted the lowest risk of equipment failure I could reasonably afford, and the VXII gets you into something decent without spending a grand.
 
cdngunner said:
Ummm.......

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the ruger (stainless)has open sights
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Only on the .375 bud, not the .30-06 like he wants....;)


Caliber: .30-06 Sprg
Capacity: 4 Rounds
Finish: Hawkeye Matte Stainless
Stock: Black Synthetic
Barrel Length: 22"
Groove: 6
Twist: 1:10" RH
Overall Length: 42 3/4"
Weight: 7 lbs
Front Sight(s): None
Rear Sight(s): None
 
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blargon said:
Only on the .375 bud, not the .30-06 like he wants....;)


Caliber: .30-06 Sprg
Capacity: 4 Rounds
Finish: Hawkeye Matte Stainless
Stock: Black Synthetic
Barrel Length: 22"
Groove: 6
Twist: 1:10" RH
Overall Length: 42 3/4"
Weight: 7 lbs
Front Sight(s): None
Rear Sight(s): None
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....... and you won't get one of those for $600 either.

Why not check out a synthetic 7600 in 30/06?


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Everybody who is reccomending scopes (like the 3-9) have obviously never hunted the boreal. Speaking from lots of experience, if you can shoot well with irons thats the way to go. If you HAVE to have a scope, look at something in a 1.5-4 or a 2-6.

As far as guns go? Buy a used blued/walnut 700, 77, or 70, and have it gun-Koted. Don't worry about the wood, you arent shooting a benchrest gun. If the wood ever does need to be replaced, pick up a cheap aftermarket synthetic or just buy another stock off the EE...they are super common.

As far as barell length: For the boreal, 18-22" is ideal, nothing worse than trying to manouver a 26" tube through the alders....and while you will lose some velocity, at the 100 yards or less that we see here, it aint gonna make a difference :)
 
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